Category Archives: State News
Lawmakers ease requirements for those seeking to change their name
Rep. Kevin Olickal, D-Chicago, speaks to staff on the House floor. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams) By ANDREW ADAMSCapitol News Illinoisaadams@capitolnewsillinois.comSPRINGFIELD - A measu...
Jan 13, 2025
Bills addressing warehouse quotas, nursing homes, prostitution pass in session’s final days
The Illinois House is pictured during its lame duck session that ran from Jan. 4-7 in Springfield. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams) By JADE AUBREY& BRIDGETTE FOXCapitol News Illinoisj...
Jan 13, 2025
Jurors to hear tape of Madigan saying ComEd contractors ‘made out like bandits’
Longtime Statehouse lobbyist Mike McClain and former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan are pictured leaving the Dirksen Federal Courthouse in 2023 and 2024. (Capitol News Illinois photos by Andre...
Jan 09, 2025
New General Assembly sworn in as House, Senate take different tones
New General Assembly sworn in as House, Senate take different tones. By PETER HANCOCK,BEN SZALINSKI& BRIDGETTE FOXCapitol News Illinoisnews@capitolnewsillinois.comSPRINGFIELD – A new Illinoi...
Jan 08, 2025
Hemp regulation bill stalls amid Democratic infighting
Gov. JB Pritzker takes questions from reporters at an event in Normal on Tuesday, criticizing House Speaker Emanuel "Chris" Welch for not calling a bill to regulate "intoxicating" hemp products. (Cred...
Jan 08, 2025
Lawmakers advance ‘Karina’s bill’ to remove guns from domestic violence situations
Manny Alvarez, son of Karina Gonzalez, hugs Rep. Edgar Gonzalez Jr., D-Chicago, in the Illinois House on Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025. Gonzalez, the namesake of the legislation, was shot and killed by her hu...
Jan 08, 2025
Madigan takes witness stand, denying he traded ‘public office’ for ‘private gain’
Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan leaves the Dirksen Federal Courthouse on Jan. 7, 2025, after testifying for the first time in his trial. The move came as a surprise and is expected to fu...
Jan 08, 2025
BREAKING: Madigan to take witness stand in his corruption trial
Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan leaves the Dirksen Federal Courthouse after the first day of his corruption trial on Oct. 22, 2024. Madigan indicated he will testify in his own defense o...
Jan 07, 2025
Former Madigan aide testifies speaker had conflict of interest protocols
Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan leaves the Dirksen Federal Courthouse in Chicago after a Jan. 3, 2024, hearing that delayed his trial. A year later, Madigan's trial is wrapping up with a...
Jan 07, 2025
Legislature approves bill to prioritize family members in foster care
The Department of Children and Family Services office is pictured in Springfield. (Capitol News Illinois file photo)By BEN SZALINSKICapitol News Illinois& AMALIA HUOT-MARCHANDMedill Illinois News ...
Jan 07, 2025
